The Highbrarians

The Highbrarians

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  • Episode 20: Style Swap
    Welcome to the Highbrary. We are your Highbrarians. Today is our second(and possibly final) Style Swap episode. This time we cover “One of Us is Lying” by Karen M McManus, a YA novel where “The Breakfast Club” meets “Clue,” and “The Haunting of Hill House” by Shirley Jackson where the point is that you’re crazy. Anyone wanna guess how many times the we say “weird” and “took it personally?” Spoiler Alert: it’s an embarrassing amount. In addition to us showcasing our staggeringly narrow vocabularies, this episode features us talking about crushes(unrequited and otherwise) The Great Oreo Debate of 2022, and somehow we always end up here, talking about candy(looking at you, Laffy Taffy.) Its always a good time here in the Highbrary and we would love for you to join us. Love, Indy and Annie
    1. McManus, Karen M. One of Us Is Lying. Delacorte Press, 2017.
    2. “Karen M. McManus.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 21 Nov. 2022, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_M._McManus.
    3. Goodreads, Goodreads, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/89717.The_Haunting_of_Hill_House.
    4. “The Haunting of Hill House.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 26 Oct. 2022, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Haunting_of_Hill_House.
    5. “Shirley Jackson.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 15 Nov. 2022, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Jackson.
    6. Jackson, Shirley. The Haunting of Hill House. Penguin, 1984.
    2 hr 21 min
  • Mini Episode #2
    Welcome to the Highbrary. We are your Highbrarians. Once again we thought we would try to placate you with a filler episode while we work through our own issues. Listen, the holidays take it out of everyone, we aren't sorry! (We're a little sorry.) Anyhow, this time we discussed "Eye of the Word" by Robert Jordan and "The Honeys" by Ryan La Sala. Wildly different in subject matter and length, these books are a good representation of our individual tastes in books. We also walk you through the small population of our state, Annie's primo living situation, and Indy teaches Annie about the internet. It's a moderately to quite fun time here in the Highbrary and we'd love for you to join us. Love, Indy and Annie
    Sources
    Jordan, Robert. The Eye of the World. T. Doherty Associates, 1990.
    “Robert Jordan.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 12 Jan. 2023, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Jordan.
    “The Honeys.” Goodreads, Goodreads, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58874675-the-honeys.
    Kasia, et al. “About.” Ryan La Sala, 31 Aug. 2022, https://www.ryanlasala.com/about/.
    Sala, La Ryan. The Honeys. PUSH, 2022
    “List of U.S. States and Territories by Population.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 3 Jan. 2023, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_population.
    “Alaska Cities by Population.” Alaska Outline, https://www.alaska-demographics.com/cities_by_population.
    1 hr 37 min
  • Episode 19: My Antonia
    Welcome to the Highbrary. We are your Highbrarians. Today we cover “My Antonia” by Willa Cather. This 1918 novel follows the life of one Mr Jim Burden as he grows up in, you guessed it, NEBRASKA. He lives on a farm with his grandparents and their nearest neighbors are immigrants from Bohemia, the eldest daughter being the namesake of this book. Fueled by Taco Bell™ and dabs, we discuss foods we do or do not  like, our fear of various creepy-crawlies, our love of sunflowers, Annie’s extensive and unnecessary knowledge of the hit TV show “New Girl,” and our disdain for the patriarchy (surprise, surprise.) The critiques are endlessly flowing on this episode and we stand by it. We’d love for you to join us on this trip through the Highbrary. Love, Indy and Annie
    Sources:
    1.Bowman, Sabienna. “25 Western Books Everyone Needs to Read.” POPSUGAR Entertainment, 15 Jan. 2020, https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/best-western-books-47095489/amp
    2. Cather, Willa. My Antonia. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform , 2021.
    3. “Willa Cather.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 3 Nov. 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willa_Cather
    1 hr 57 min
  • Episode 18: Great Circle
    Welcome to the Highbrary. We are your Highbrarians. Today we cover “Great Circle” by Maggie Shipstead. Part historical fiction, part textbook, this novel takes us through the lives of two ladies living in technically different centuries. Marian is a pilot during WWII(as if there is any other time period books can be about) and Hadley is a problematic actress in 2014 portraying Marian in a movie. Right off the bat, we’d like to apologize for the less than stellar sound quality and the overabundance of dogs making noise in the background. Hopefully we are forgiven when you learn our exciting news! We would also like to make a Content and Trigger Warning here at the top for the sexual assault of more than one character. Feel free to skip this episode if you need to. We promise that your mental wellbeing is more important than this book!! If you’re sticking with us, you may notice that Annie calls it “THE Great Circle” on multiple occasions and that’s just the way the cookie crumbles. We also discuss healthy eating habits and our mutual appreciation for one Mr Aaron Eckhart(don’t worry Zefron, you’re still our number one guy!) All this and more on this trip through the Highbrary and we would love it if you joined us.
    Love, Indy and Annie
    Sources:
    Shipstead, Maggie. “Great Circle.” Penguin Books UK, https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/440437/great-circle-by-maggie-shipstead/9780857526809.
    Kelly, Dan. “‘Like Driving at Night.’” Harvard Magazine, 14 Apr. 2021, https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2021/05/montage-maggie-shipstead.
    Shipstead, Maggie. Great Circle. Vintage Books, a Division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2022.
    Maggie Shipstead. Great Circle, read by Cassandra Campbell & Alex McKenna, 25h16m.
    2 hr 24 min
  • Episode 17: Longbourn

    Welcome to the Highbrary. We are your Highbrarians. Today we cover “Longbourn” by Jo Baker. The events of this novel take place alongside the events in Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice”, a story that is very dear to one of our hearts. So much so that our ratings were VASTLY different. A book has never divided us so. Indy doesn't seem to understand that the Bennetts rule absolutely nothing in this universe and Annie lets her live in her ignorance. We still have a great romp through the Highbrary discussing our respective work dramas, the audacity of white people(a common theme at this point) and of course, our favorite man Mr Zac Efron. As always, we'd love for you to join us. Love, Indy and Annie





    Spotify Link! 

    https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2i4uo8kEGs2yhU0J1Mnf7j?si=RT95nz28TUGmsB-wUmssaw


    Sources:

    1. Tarasonin. “The 50 Best Historical Fiction Books of All Time.” B&N Reads, 6 Nov. 2021, https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/50-best-works-revisionist-history-speculative-history-historical-fiction/.

      2. 2. “The Accomplished Woman, According to Jane Austen's Mr. Darcy.” Modern Mrs Darcy, 7 Apr. 2015, https://modernmrsdarcy.com/the-accomplished-woman/.

      3. “Pov Sarah and James Are Dancing in the Kitchen of Longbourn.” Spotify, https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2i4uo8kEGs2yhU0J1Mnf7j?si=RT95nz28TUGmsB-wUmssaw.

      4. “About.” Jo Baker, http://jobakerwriter.com/about/.

      5.Baker, Jo. Longbourn. CNIB, 2014.

      1 hr 19 min
    2. Mini Episode # 1

      Welcome to the Highbrary. We are your Highbrarians. We have been moderately MIA for the last few months for a plethora of reasons(stay tuned for updates!) and for that we apologize. In hopes that we would be forgiven, today we got together for a quick recap of a books we have been reading in our minimal spare time. Annie recounts(albeit, shakily) the events in Andrea Portes' novel "This Is Not A Ghost Story" and Indy rather expertly summarizes "Pet Cemetery" by the GOAT Mr. Stephan King. Together we make two halves of a whole idiot as we smoke and discuss everything from horses, dogs, 1930's movie stars, our newfound hate of ZOOM, and the 2006 classic "Cars". It may not be pretty, but it's ours and now, yours. We'd love for you to join us on this special trip through the Highbrary.  Love, Indy and Annie





      Sources

      1. “This Is Not a Ghost Story by Andrea Portes.” Goodreads, Goodreads, https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/51475302-this-is-not-a-ghost-story.
      2. “The Author.” Stephen King, https://stephenking.com/the-author/.
      3. Portes, Andrea. This Is Not a Ghost Story. Harper Teen, 2020.
      4. King, Stephen. Pet Semetary. 1992.
      5. “Cars.” IMDb, IMDb.com, 9 June 2006, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0317219/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1.
        6. 50 min
      6. Episode 16: The Only Good Indians

        Welcome to the Highbrary. We are your Highbrarians. Today we cover “The Only Good Indians” by Stephan Graham Jones. Content Warning off the top; this truly horrific story is absolutely jam-packed with blood and gore. To say we were shook wouldn’t even begin to cover it. Violence against women, violence against dogs, violence against elk, and even some horse slander coming from our side of the pages*cough, cough INDY* Don't let that deter you though. We will also give you our wildly unprovoked opinions on misogony, skater bois, and a Disney movie or two. We honestly belive that this trip through the Highbrary is well worth the discomfort and we’d love for you to join us. Love, Indy and Annie







        Spotify Link!

        https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4xhG2keOOX5krHUxwnYFvG?si=5a3b709e3fa246f6



        Sources:

        1. Jones, Stephen Graham. The Only Good Indians. Thorndike Press, a Part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2021.
        2. Stephen Graham Jones, 3 Jan. 2022, https://www.demontheory.net/.
        3. Stephen Graham Jones. The Only Good Indians, read by Shaun-Taylor Corbett, 8h38m.
        4. “The Only Good Indians 🦌.” Spotify, https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4xhG2keOOX5krHUxwnYFvG?si=5a3b709e3fa246f6.
          5. 1 hr 48 min
        5. Episode 15: Bluebird Bluebird
          Welcome to the Highbrary. We are your Highbrarians. Today we cover “Bluebird, Bluebird” by Attica Locke. Another Content and Trigger Warning: the Aryan Brotherhood rears its ugly head in this book and thus in this episode. Racism and injustice runs rampant in this novel set in East Texas. There’s drugs, murder, mystery, and truly confusing familial relationships. As Sir Walter Scott said “Oh what a tangled web we weave.” Indy introduces Annie to some Texas culture, fills her in on the latest storm back in Alaska, and we discuss the audacity of man(but mostly white men) . If that sounds like a good time, we’d love for you join us for this trip through the Highbrary.  Love, Indy and Annie
          Spotify Link!
          https://open.spotify.com/user/spotify/playlist/37i9dQZF1DXcFk5r8uS3l2?si=CKB1vgCzSPadjXFrKP7Myw
          Sources:
          CrimeReads. “The 10 Best Crime Novels of the Last Decade.” CrimeReads, 7 July 2020, crimereads.com/the-10-best-crime-novels-of-the-last-decade/.
          Locke, Attica. Bluebird, Bluebird: A Novel. Serpent's Tail, 2018.
          “Blues Roots.” Spotify, https://open.spotify.com/user/spotify/playlist/37i9dQZF1DXcFk5r8uS3l2?si=CKB1vgCzSPadjXFrKP7Myw.
          “How the Attica Prison Uprising Started - and Why It Still Resonates Today.” WAMU, 27 Oct. 2021, https://wamu.org/story/21/10/27/how-the-attica-prison-uprising-started-and-why-it-still-resonates-today/.
          “Uprising at Attica Prison Begins.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 21 July 2010, https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/riot-at-attica-prison.
          “Why We're Watching... Attica Locke.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 8 Sept. 2012, https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2012/sep/09/attica-locke-political-crime-novelist.
          “Murder of James Byrd Jr..” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 22 Dec. 2021, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_James_Byrd_Jr.
          “Death of Sandra Bland.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 14 Dec. 2021, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Sandra_Bland.
          1 hr 27 min
        6. Episode 14: The Goblin Emperor
          Welcome to the Highbrary. We are your Highbrarians. Today we cover “The Goblin Emperor” by Katherine Addison. In this “standalone fantasy novel” we follow Maia, a young half elf-half goblin, as he assumes the role of emperor in the wake of his family’s mysterious deaths. Together we all struggle to learn the traditions and customs of life in an Elvish Court. We also learn that neither of us know how to sound out elvish names AND we are stupid about geography. Join us for the slowest murder plot of all time and other fun anecdotes such as the fact that Annie incorrectly thinks that licorice doesn't count as candy. As always, it's a chaotic time in the Highbrary but we’re still  happy to have you. Love, Indy and Annie
          Sources
          “Best Stand Alone Fantasy Books.” #1 Guide to the Best Fantasy Books, Games, Movies, and More!, http://bestfantasybooks.com/best-stand-alone-fantasy-books.html.
          Addison, Katherine. The Goblin Emperor. Tor, 2014.
          “Katherine Addison.” Katherine Addison || Official Website, https://www.katherineaddison.com/.
          Sarah Monette's (@Truepennyvixen) Profile on Instagram ... https://www.instagram.com/truepennyvixen/.
          Katherine Addison. The Goblin Emperor, read by Kyle McCarley, 17h53m.
          1 hr 47 min
        7. Episode 13: Rebecca
          Welcome to the Highbrary. We are your Highbrarians. Today we cover “Rebecca” by Daphne Du Maurier. This 1938 novel was billed as a “romantic suspense” an without spoiling the episode for you, we have OPINIONS on that. We have opinions on a lot of things, including and not limited to our Hot Take™™ on IPAs. Join us as we discuss love, murder, manipulation, and how Indy expierenced Chiligate 2021. Its almost a good time. Also, here’s a fun game; we have a Cannibal Counter in this episode. Let us know how many you counted!  Love, Indy and Annie
          Sources
          Stackedshelves. “15 Must-Read Classics for Beginners.” Stacked Shelves, https://www.stackedshelves.com/2019/10/15-must-read-classics-for-beginners.html.
          Maurier, Du Daphne, and Sally Beauman. Rebecca. Virago Press, 2020.
          “Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier.” Goodreads, Goodreads, 17 Dec. 2013, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17899948-rebecca?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=5GraYB6CCd&rank=1.
          “A Short Account of Daphne Du Maurier’s Life and Works 1907-1989.” Daphne Du Maurier, https://www.dumaurier.org/menu_page.php?id=156.
          1 hr 20 min

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        Two friends getting too high and talking too much about books.